| Regimental number | 23/2097 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Picton |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24.3 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Swenson, Ngawaka, Taihape |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in 6th Mounted Rifles, Manawatu; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 47 Willochra and HMNZT 48 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Martin and Annie Swenson, Taihape, Wanganui |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 April 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 11 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 20 May 1916. Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 29 May 1916 (enteritis), and relinquished appointment as Temporary Corporal; promoted Corporal, 29 May 1916; transferred to England, 11 July 1916, and admitted to 1/4 Northern General Hospital, Lincoln; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 18 October 1916; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 21 Otober 1916; to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 16 November 1916 (influenza); to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 13 December 1916; to Sling Camp, 3 February 1917. Admitted to Venereal Hospital, Codford, 9 April 1917 (gonorrhea); discharged, 16 May 1917; marched into 5th Reserve Bn, 30 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 June 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 11 July 1917, and posted to A Company. Reported missing in action, 12 October 1917. Canadian Corps Burial Registration Unit reported site of grave, Sheet 28.D.10.a.6.4, 19 November 1917; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 27 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823288 |